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Easy Vegan Breakfast Recipes

Easy Mexican Breakfast Burritos

The Vegan 8

Here’s the thing, everybody loves burritos, but they can sometimes be complicated to make. You have a bunch of different ingredients and sometimes to be really authentic, some of them may be difficult to source.

This recipe provides wholesome ingredients without missing out on flavor. The secret ingredient for me are the potatoes, they may be a straight-forward ingredient, but they make these burritos incredibly satisfying.

You can even wrap these burritos in foil and store them in the fridge and then just reheat when you need them. Fantastic.

The Easiest Berry Chia Jam

Cookie And Kate

Making jam is something we rarely do for a number of reasons, the process is long and can be laborious and perhaps more importantly, there’s an awful lot of sugar involved. Here we have a recipe that is none of those things!

With just five ingredients including maple syrup, which is optional, you have everything to make the healthiest jam ever.

Using the natural properties of chia seeds and some frozen fruits and orange juice, you’re looking at a 10 minute prep time and then you need about three hours in the refrigerator, and that’s it! This jam stores in the fridge for about a week. No preservatives, no refined sugar, just nature’s goodness.

Easy Homemade Cashew “Yogurt”

What’s Cooking Good Looking

I don’t think I’ve ever made yogurt. Years ago I remember seeing a home yogurt making kit but it was just weird, you had to put all these weird ingredients in and let them ‘culture’ or something. I know it took hours to make and reading the instructions did the opposite of making you hungry.

This amazing yogurt is dairy-free and will be ready in no time. You’ll need some cashew nuts which have been soaked overnight.

Occasionally you see people advising that you can boil the cashews or just soak them for three or four hours, ignore this and trust me, you need to soak them overnight to get really good results.

This is especially true when making something like yogurt when you want a smooth and creamy texture. Not only is this healthy, it tastes incredible.

Easy Breakfast Burrito

Breakfast burritos sometimes get a bad rap. Some people say they are unhealthy, but the problem is you can’t label every dish the same way.

I think burritos for breakfast (or branch) are fantastic, you can even prepare them the night before.

You know all the ingredients used and this recipe has some fantastic ingredients bursting with flavor. This may be an easy dish to make, but it doesn’t cut any corners believe me.

Amazing ingredients with a base of extra firm tofu, mixed nuts, beets and a whole bunch of herbs and spices.

I think the only challenge is to make sure you fold the tortilla properly! One note of caution, in the ingredients the author has listed ‘Worcestershire sauce’; the traditional or ‘normal’ recipe for this source is not vegan. There certainly are vegan alternatives so look for those.

Incredible burritos that will keep you going for the rest of the day, I love them!

Easy Naturally Sweetened Oat Granola

Granola, it’s a wonderful thing! You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a store-bought packet that contains bad ingredients.

The real problem with pre-packaged granola, at least in my experience, is the price. It can be just ridiculously expensive.

Then I start to wonder how long ago it was made, was it days, weeks or months? I don’t mean to be doing a disservice to granola, I guess I’m just saying unless you make something yourself, you never know. So, how difficult is it to make your own?

If you don’t have all the ingredients already in your kitchen, I imagine you have most of them.

Make this yourself in the oven and it stores in a tight container at room temperature for up to 2 months. It tastes amazing and is incredibly economical, and so much cheaper than anything I have ever seen in a store.

Easy Sweet Potato Chocolate Fudge Squares

My Goodness Kitchen

I’m a sucker for anything chocolate, and I do mean anything! If you’re like me, but stumbled a bit on this recipe, because Sweet Potatoes? Don’t let it trip you up. Sweet potatoes have long held a happy place in desserts and this recipe is no exception.

This recipe is really two desserts in one. When firm, these are fudgy squares of what dreams are made of. When softened, it becomes a squishy, ooey gooey, mousse. Oh yes. Served with ice cream and nuts and mmmm. Heaven.

Added bonus of the nutritious punch of the sweet potato and you’ve got a snack which won’t make you feel guilty about indulging. This is a showstopper and a real winner. Enjoy.

Easy Vegan Curry Recipes

Easy Potato Curry

Earth of Maria

If you’re new to eating curry, and want to start making it yourself, this is a great starter recipe. It’s very simple but don’t think it’s lacking in anything. It’s super flavorful and pleasing to the palate.

You’ll use some curry powder, turmeric, and garam masala which are essential to the perfect curry. You can find these at most supermarkets. If you can’t find garam masala by itself, you can look for a curry seasoning blend to fit the bill.

Serve this potato curry up with rice, quinoa, or naan bread and you’ll be a fan of curry for life!

Easy Green Curry Noodles

Healthy Nibbles And Bits

I really love noodle dishes that are in a broth. Personally, I find getting a decent recipe quite difficult as the best dishes are not always easy to make and the ones that are quick can sometimes taste bland. This recipe has everything.

Just a handful of ingredients make this quick dish. The prep time is just chopping up garlic, shallots and a few other things and for cooking, you’re looking at just over 10 minutes.

The noodles listed in the ingredients is the wide, ribbon-type pasta (made from rice), do feel free to use your favorite as it won’t change the recipe whatsoever.

Easy Indian Basic Curry Paste

When you want to make a quick curry and you have little time is the best way to describe this recipe.

I try to have a generic curry powder or paste on standby at all times. Trying to find a good quality one from the store, however, can be challenging.

This recipe is all about making your own. You need about a dozen ingredients, most of which are herbs and spices, to make this extraordinary curry paste.

Use as a base to then add further flavors for speciality curries or even use it on its own. It’s wholesome and you can certainly taste the quality.

If you’ve never made anything like this before and are a little apprehensive, the recipe page is loaded with photos and extremely well thought out; it takes you through each step and you can see how everything is supposed to look along the way. Stores in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Delicious!

Easy Lemon Pie

When it comes to me and pies, it’s all about the crust, I love it and the filling or topping I always perceive as flavoring that accompanies the base.

With this recipe I adore both the crust and the lemon cream. I think anything that is lemon flavoured is always delicious and this was certainly no exception.

You need a can of coconut that has been refrigerated overnight for the cream.

The amounts listed in the ingredients make for 4 servings although the recipe page has a handy tool you can change for the servings you need, and it will automatically change the amounts listed in the ingredients. Fantastic on all accounts!

Easy Rocky Road Ice Cream

Vegan chocolate ice cream! Need I say more? Keep this recipe handy because you’re going to need it one day.

The ingredients list a pint of non-dairy vanilla ice cream as the main part of this dish.

This is certainly the quickest route although if this is difficult to source for you, put some frozen bananas into a food processor and whiz for about five minutes with vanilla.

If you’ve never frozen bananas before, you just need them ripe and preferably spotted, peel and slice into about 1 inch chunks and freeze in an airtight container.

That’s all you need. Other than that, there are just four ingredients for this recipe which will yield an amazing ice cream with wonderful textures because of the marshmallows and roughly chopped almonds.

Easy Vegan Dinner Recipes

Easy Teriyaki Bowl

I really love teriyaki but what usually happens is that I buy a ready-made store-bought jar sauce to make the dish quickly.

These can be cheap, and they taste okay but when you check the ingredients you’re not motivated to buy one again any time soon!

With this recipe you’re making the sauce/glaze from scratch. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen such a recipe and I don’t know if they’re all like this, but simple and fast is the best description I can offer!

Please note, the ‘meat’ substitute in this recipe is a packet of something called ‘soy curls’ and it is a brand name I had not seen before.

If you’re unable to source this, either use your favorite meat substitute or simply use tofu. The teriyaki sauce is spot-on!

Easy Dal Palak

Full of Plants

We normally have these kinds of dishes from Indian restaurants, I’ve seen some ready-made fresh meals in the supermarket occasionally, but they’re never as good as the authentic recipes as you can imagine.

Right here we have just that, the ingredients are on point and what any professional Indian cook would use.

The instructions themselves are straightforward and in no time at all you can have yourself a Dal. Serve with your favorite rice or with naan bread, or both!

Easy Pad Thai (30 Minutes)

Who doesn’t love Pad Thai? There are many different recipes for this dish and we did our very best to find one that was bursting with flavor, healthy and easy, and we achieved our objective!

This recipe is divided into three sections, the noodles (you can also use your favorite), the vegan egg scramble made from tofu (you could actually leave this out if you wanted to) and finally the veggies and the sauce.

It’s filled with amazing flavors and textures, of course you can mix and match depending on your favorites or anything you have that needs eating, so it’s perfect for leftovers.

The end result will taste like the best take-out you’ve ever had except you know all of the ingredients and it’s super healthy.

Easy Chilli Mince Bean Wraps

What an amazing recipe, other than the tortillas, this is a fantastic vegan chili recipe so, if for any reason you’re not into serving this in wraps, simply adjust the amounts. Either way you win.

The ‘meat’ in this dish simply comes from a bag of frozen soya mince. Of course, you can use tofu or substitute for your favorite meat-free you usually buy and as a last resort, you could easily leave it out altogether.

Just take a look at the ingredients list and you’ll see some great herbs and spices, seasoning and even some (optional) wine, that’s for the recipe, not you, but I’m not judging!

Easy Brussels Sprouts Stew

Holy Cow Vegan

Brussels sprouts, a vegetable that people either seem to love or hate. There’s no getting away from it, you have to at least like them to want to pursue this dish, however, as I am going to suggest in a moment, you can easily use another vegetable to achieve the same results. Either way you are in for a serious treat.

There are so many good things about this recipe it’s difficult to know where to start.

You have coconut, cashew nuts, onion, coriander and so much more. The secret ingredient for me is the garam masala, the author suggests you can substitute this with curry powder so use whatever you prefer.

The end result is a wonderful creamy dish that has a solid accompaniment to your favorite vegetable, the brussels sprout! This recipe so good that even if you don’t like brussels sprouts, just change it for something else and you’ll see what I mean.

Easy Black Bean Burgers

I know a lot of people that are vegan and yet won’t touch processed ‘fake meats’. Even though I don’t describe myself like this, I completely sympathise.

My main concern is, as vegan becomes more mainstream, corporations (that really don’t care about our health) will churn out endless products, highly processed with all sort of nasty ingredients.

Fast forward a decade or two and I can see the headlines already, ‘being a vegan doesn’t make you more healthy’, let’s not make the same old mistake, processed food is not good, whether vegan or not. We must all fill our diets with fresh and living foods.

Now I’ve got my sermon out of the way, let’s check out this recipe because it’s a burger made with real food.

The only processing is done with your own hands. I’ve seen a lot of bean burger recipes and my usual gripe is that they fall apart way to easily, either during cooking or even before.

I was eager to try this and can confirm these burgers do not fall apart. They are easy to make, and the prep time is just 10 minutes.

Most of the ingredients are herbs and spices, I imagine you’ll have most of them already. If you’re into burgers made with real food, try this out.

Easy Chilli

Radiant Rachels

Okay, so I saw the title of this recipe and thought I was going to see a long list of ingredients that were going to be good but, you know, no matter how you spin it, there’s nothing quick and easy about making a home-made chili. How wrong was I!

On seeing the recipe photo I assumed that along with the beans there was some kind of processed meat-free mince.

There isn’t. The base of this dish is kidney beans, eggplant, bell peppers, celery and onion.

Add the other herbs and spices and in total you’re looking at a 5 minute prep time and then while it’s cooking (30 minutes), you can decide which movie you’re going to watch!

Dumplings with Easy Gluten-Free Wonton Wrappers

You don’t have to say vegan dumplings twice to me, let me tell you! As this recipe uses white rice and tapioca flour to make the wrappers, it makes this dish gluten-free. It’s oil-free too by the way!

The ingredients are divided into three sections, the wrappers, the filling and the sauce.

Because you’re making everything from scratch you won’t be surprised at the 40 minute prep time, it’s worth it believe me! The filling consists of just three vegetables and as they are going in a dumpling your need to chop them finely (or use a shredder).

Feel free to substitute anything here if you prefer another vegetable. The end result is more than you’ll anticipate!

Easy Pizza Recipe

If you’re able to source dairy-free cheese, especially one that melts well, you’re going to love this pizza. It really is easy to make, and it tastes great.

Obviously, if something is easy, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to be quick as well. With this pizza you’re making everything from scratch and that includes the crust.

If you want to save yourself the hassle, check out your local store for some ready-made pizza bases that suit your dietary requirements.

Having said that, I really urge you to follow this recipe and make the crust yourself. Not only is it mentally satisfying, it will taste great. In addition, this is no ordinary ‘plain’ crust, this contains a little seasoning and even garlic powder, so it has a wonderful flavor on its own.

Add the toppings and your favorite vegan cheese and you’re good to go. Movie nights will never be the same again!

Easy Mashed Potatoes

Making Thyme For Health

Why is there recipe for mashed potatoes here? Well, firstly I don’t think we did enough and we should because it’s awesome.

Secondly, I hate seeing ‘instant mash’ packets at the store. That humble potato doesn’t need to be dried and then shredded into flakes before it stored in a packet for goodness knows how long! That’s just wrong.

My third point is that this recipe is the best mashed potato ever!

You’re looking at just five ingredients to bring together this creamy and fluffy mash.

The secret ingredient for me is garlic powder as it just adds a wonderful twist to this classic staple. If you’re not into garlic, substitute for onion powder without a problem. Fantastic!

Easy Tamari Pickles

Green Evi

This is so much more than a regular recipe. Although it isn’t a ‘dish’ as such, it does teach you something really important, and that is an easy and fast way to pickle your favorite vegetables. This method will have your pickles last for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.

It isn’t pickling in the regular sense, but they taste great and its super fast and super easy!

You’ll need three ingredients plus your favorite vegetables all sliced up. The method has just three steps and you need to wait just 24-hour’s until your pickles are ready to eat.

There is no cooking and you don’t need to boil vinegar which makes your home smell for days on end, nothing like that. Just mix everything together, seal and you’re done. Superb.

Easy Drunken Noodles

If you like Asian inspired food, you absolutely need to check out this quick and easy recipe. You can have lime wedges for serving and once squeezed over the noodles it’s like the icing on the cake.

At first glance, it may look like there’s quite a few ingredients. However, if you cook at least a little bit I imagine you’ll have most of the things in your kitchen already.

As you can imagine, this is much healthier than any takeout. The noodles listed in the ingredients are rice noodles, give them a try if you’ve never had them before as I think they do go best with this dish.

If, for any reason, you have problems soucing them, just use your favorite noodles instead.

Easy Italian Pasta Salad

Blissful Basil

Do you have recipes you always fall back on? The ones you go to which are easy and made with just a few ingredients? Add this to your list!

There’s just something about a pasta dish chock-full of fresh and vibrant veggies. It makes my mouth water with the mere thought of it! If you’re cutting back on carbs, you can create this with spiralized veggies. If you’re gluten-free, this recipe is made with gluten-free pasta.

The instructions are for all the veggies to be raw. If you’re getting into raw food, leaving everything in its natural state makes this a wholesome and satisfying meal. If you desire, you can sauté everything up and serve steamy and warm. The only limit is your imagination!

Quick and Easy Barbecue Sauce

I think everybody loves barbecue sauce and most of us buy a store-bought version.

If you’re vegan this can be already a challenge and if you’re health-conscious too, you’ll know the ready-made sauces often have dubious ingredients.

I couldn’t believe how few ingredients there were for this sauce!

You will need a vegan Worcestershire sauce although the author does suggest leaving it out if you can’t find any, also if you can use a gluten-free tamari instead of the soy sauce then the whole recipe becomes gluten-free.

The amounts listed in the ingredients makes about 18 ounces (two and a half cups). This stores in the refrigerator for up to a week and however much you make, I guarantee it won’t be enough.

Easy Quick Pickled Onions

Evergreen Kitchen

I think the only thing better than fried onions is pickled onions! Great for salads, burgers and just about everything and anything.

The problem with making pickles at home is that it can be a laborious process; boiling vinegar, sterilising jars, putting things in ovens, I think I’ve done all of it and I’m sure have the T-shirt somewhere!

When I came across this I couldn’t quite believe what I was reading in the recipe directions, it was telling me that the pickled onions would be ready in about 30 minutes. What? Not only that but they store in the fridge for about 2 to 3 weeks.

I had to try it. Sometimes with recipes that shortcut the traditional method of preserving vegetables, you can taste the difference. It’s not necessarily bad or lesser than, it’s literally just different.

With this recipe the onions taste like they have been traditionally pickled, it’s remarkable. With just six ingredients you can do everything.

Do note that one of ingredients are jalapeno peppers and if you don’t like them, you could leave them out although if you possibly can, they are great for added flavor. You have to make this!

Quick and Easy Pancakes

86 Lemons

I know what you’re thinking, pancakes don’t take that long anyway, what could possibly be quick and easy about this recipe? Trust me, you do make the pancakes from scratch and I think it has to be the quickest recipe ever.

With just half a dozen ingredients, and that includes seasoning, you’re going to mix the batter for these light and fluffy pancakes.

If you never made anything like this before at home, this would be your perfect recipe.

Not just because of how easy it is, but also the recipe page is laid out, so you are taken step-by-step through everything and there are photos along the way.

Quick and Easy Fragrant Coconut Soup

Olives For Dinner

I like soups although I can’t say they are my go-to dishes. Everything always seems to take so long. You have to prep the vegetables, cook them and if that wasn’t enough, you then need to use a blender food processor.

I was intrigued when I came across this because I love coconut! I wanted to see how easy this recipe really was.

Well, the title is correct, it really is quick and easy. Perhaps more importantly, it looks incredibly appetizing and is bursting with flavor with every mouthful.

You can mix-and-match some of the vegetables depending on what you like. An incredible dish that looks as though it took hours to make.

Quick and Easy Roasted Red Pepper Mac N’ Cheese

The Full Helping

This is mac and cheese with a difference. Normally the little pasta shapes are swallowed up by a creamy cheese sauce. As you can see from the photo, this one is a little different and I like that a lot.

From start to finish your looking at about 25 minutes or less. The ingredients could not be simpler, and I recommend getting pasta shapes that are little different to what you normally get for mac and cheese.

Along with the nutritional yeast, what really makes this recipe stand out for me is the onion and garlic powder, it makes everything perfect.

You may be tempted to skip the roasted peppers, but I urge you to try them as they are perfect with pasta. Comforting, satisfying and I’m sure will quickly become one of your favorites!

Easy Apple Butter

This is called apple butter although I guess you could also describe it as apple sauce. Either way it’s delicious and you need to make it!

A great thing about this recipe is that it does not contain processed sugar.

Perfect for using up apples around the fall although even if you don’t live anywhere near apple trees, you can still get some great bargains at your local grocery store, especially if it’s an independent outlet. Just a handful of ingredients is all you need.

If you’re a little apprehensive about making something like this as it may be your first time, the recipe page contains a video that is 68 seconds long and takes you through everything step-by-step. I told you it was easy!

Easy Cheese Sauce Recipe

ElaVegan

Creating a vegan cheese sauce will make you wanted by your vegan friends and family!

They’ll be inviting you over all the time. I haven’t come across many recipes for just a plant-based cheese sauce so seeing this was a real treat, especially when I realized it took 3 minutes to make from start to finish and no, that wasn’t a typo!

This will be perfect as a dip, with burgers, poured over steamed vegetables, on pizza and even to use with mac and cheese. It’s seriously awesome!

Easy Protein Bars

Eat Good 4 life

Protein bars are things we normally buy from the store. The ingredients are usually okay although we don’t really know when they were made and occasionally they did contain a few things we can do without, but we buy them because of the convenience. And anyway, how the heck do you make a protein bar?

Yes, these are healthy, and they taste amazing. The best thing about this recipe is that you can make your own flavors so get thinking.

The most important thing about this is the cost, it can to save you a whole heap of money as it’s infinitely cheaper than buying the store-bought bars.

To top it off, there are no wrappers to throw away! Try it, it’s easy and good for you!

Easy Spicy Roasted Cashews

Flavored roasted nuts, I think, we always buy from the store, right? The trouble is, the bags are either too small or too big, and they’re not cheap either.

Make your own with this fantastic gluten-free recipe.

Grab your favorite hot sauce, dried herbs and seasoning and follow the instructions to bake everything in your oven. Once the nuts are golden and dry, allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Raw Bounty Bars

Nutrition Refined

These little tropical bars of coconut come together in about an hour. They are incredible and made up of only six ingredients. You’ll wonder why you’ve ever bought a candy bar at the store after making these!

The directions are easy to follow and once you get the hang of it, will come even more naturally the next time you prepare them. The hardest part is melting the chocolate evenly. Once you’ve mastered it, you’re good to go!

Easy 30-Minute Mushroom Vegetable Soup

Averie Cooks

I know some people love mushrooms and others don’t. It usually seems to be a love them or hate them situation, I don’t think we can get away from the fact that you need to at least like mushrooms before you attempt this dish. If you are fan, you must try this.

An incredibly comforting dish, I can just imagine being under the weather and feeling sorry for myself with this making me feel better.

Don’t wait until your ill though! You can bring this to the table in about half-an-hour and this includes prep and cooking time.

Amazing ingredients and I’m sure you realize you can swap anything out depending on your preference or anything you have that needs eating.

A fantastic selection of herbs and spices blend all the flavors together perfectly.

Easy French Lentils Soup in Pressure Cooker

Chef de Home

If you have a pressure cooker and are looking for recipes so you can use it more often, check this out. The great thing about this is the author gives you instructions to make it without the need for any special device too.

French lentil soup is a classic dish that is simple to make and is very healthy.

The soup itself is incredibly satisfying and people that aren’t normally into soups like this a lot. Good, old school ingredients to make this timeless classic.

Instant Pot Easy Detoxing Black Bean Soup

Little Spice Jar

This is one of those great soups that is even better the next day as everything marinades together. The title of the recipe suggests it’s good if you’re on some kind of a detox, but it’s good for anytime!

This is certainly an easy recipe and ideally, you’re going to have a pressure cooker as the instructions are geared towards that.

If you don’t have one, just use a little imagination and your cooking experience and you’ll generate the same results.

I would recommend you read all the directions before starting. Don’t get me wrong, there are just two steps and a couple of notes so nothing complicated but I think it’s important you see the big picture before starting out.

The ingredients are straight-forward, and you won’t have any problems sourcing anything. Looks great and tastes great.

Easy Thai Carrot Soup

Vegan Family Recipes

Thai cuisine has some of the best soups I have ever tasted. Normally carrot soup is for carrot lovers, I mean, there’s not much to it other than carrots! This recipe has a lot to it and I don’t mean that it’s complicated, you can bring this to the table in about 40 minutes.

The coconut is what makes everything simply perfect as it blends all the ingredients together.

The ingredients list fresh lime juice and label it as optional, I would recommend that you add this for sure.

You’ll need a blender to make this smooth although you could achieve very similar results with a food processor. Wonderful.

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